The Strengthening Community Resilience in the Kalinago Territory (SCR-K) project convened its first Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, at the St. Cyr Resource Centre, formally establishing governance and oversight arrangements for the initiative aimed at enhancing climate-resilient agriculture, forest and watershed restoration, and sustainable ecotourism. The project is funded by the Government of India through the United Nations Office of South-to-South...

Cabinet, at its meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, approved the creation of thirty-four (34) established positions of Public Health Aide within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services, classified at Level II, as part of Government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen primary and community-based health services. Cabinet further approved annual financing of $702,836.10 under Primary Health Care and the transition of all temporary and contracted Public Health Aides into established...

Cabinet, at its meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, approved the establishment of an Agricultural Land Lease Facility targeting young farmers and aimed at promoting investment in agriculture, aquaculture, mariculture, agro-processing and forestry. The Facility will operationalise Government’s commitment under the 2025 - 2026 Budget to make available a minimum of 300 acres of State land across Dominica for exclusive agricultural use. Identified sites include Newfoundland Estate,...